Exhibit
10.1
AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE AND SALE OF
SERVICING
BY AND BETWEEN
HOMEFEDERAL
BANK
SELLER
AND
EVERBANK
PURCHASER
DATED
AS OF
NOVEMBER 30, 2006
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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1.
DEFINITIONS……………………………………….……………………….………..........
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2. SALE AND TRANSFER
OF
SERVICING…………………………………………………
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2.1
Sale……………………………………………………………………...………..…
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2.2 Investor
Approval……………………………………………………………………
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2.3 Transfer
Documents…………………………………………………................
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3.
CONSIDERATION………………………………………….......................................
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3.1 Purchase
Price……………………………………………………………………….
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3.2 Accounts
Receivable………………………………………………………………...
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3.3 Payment of the Purchase
Price;
Holdback…………………………………………..
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3.4 Adjustments to Purchase
Price………………………………………………………
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4. COVENANTS OF
PURCHASER…………………………………………………………...
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5. COVENANTS OF
SELLER…………………………………………………………………
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6. POST CLOSING
REQUIREMENTS………………………………………………………..
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7. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER………………………………..
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7.1 Due Incorporation and
Good
Standing……………………………………………....
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7.2 Authority and
Capacity……………………………………………………………...
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7.3 Effective
Agreement………………………………………………………………...
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7.4
Conflict…………………………………………………………………………..
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7.5 Approvals and
Compliance………………………………………………………….
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7.6 Filing of
Reports…………………………………………………………………….
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7.7 Related Escrow
Accounts…………………………………………………………...
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7.8 Accounts
Receivable………………………………………………………………...
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7.9 The Mortgage
Loans………………………………………………………………...
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7.10
Insurance…………………………………………………………………………….
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7.11
Litigation…………………………………………………………………………….
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7.12 No Accrued
Liabilities………………………………………………………………
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7.13 Offering
Information………………………………………………………………...
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7.14 Statements
Made…………………………………………………………………….
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7.15 No Cooperative
Loans………………………………………………………………
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7.16 No Recourse
Loans………………………………………………………………….
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8. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER...................................
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8.1
Due Incorporation and Good
Standing……………………………………………...
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8.2 Authority and
Capacity……………………………………………………………...
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8.3
Enforceability………………………………………………………………………..
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8.4 Effective
Agreement………………………………………………………………...
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8.5 Statements
Made…………………………………………………………………….
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8.6 Investor Good
Standing……………………………………………………………..
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8.7 Litigation; Compliance
withLaws………………………………………………….
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9. CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF
PURCHASER……………………
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9.1 Correctness of
Representations and
Warranties……………………………………..
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9.2 Compliance with
Conditions……………………………………………………...
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9.3 Opinion of Counsel for
Seller……………………………………………………….
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9.4 Corporate
Resolution………………………………………………………………..
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10. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
TO OBLIGATIONS OF
SELLER………………………….
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10.1 Correctness of Representations
and
Warranties……………………………………..
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10.2 Compliance with
Conditions………………………………………………………...
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10.3 Opinion of Counsel for
Purchaser…………………………………………………...
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11. SCHEDULE OF
SERVICING………………………………………………………………
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12. INDEMNIFICATION OF
PURCHASER AND
SELLER…………………………………..
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12.1 Indemnification of
Purchaser………………………………………………………..
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12.2 Repurchase of Mortgage Loans and
Servicing……………………………………...
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12.3 Indemnification of
Seller……………………………………………………………
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13.
MISCELLANEOUS………………………………………………………………………
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13.1 Notification of
Transfer……………………………………………………………...
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13.2 Supplementary
Information………………………………………………………….
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13.3 Further
Assurances…………………………………………………………………..
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13.4 Access to
Information……………………………………………………………….
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13.5 Broker’s
Fees………………………………………………………………………..
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13.6 Survival of Covenants,
Agreements, Representations and
Warranties……………...
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13.7 Form of Payment to be
Made………………………………………………………..
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13.8
Notices……………………………………………………………………………….
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13.9
Waivers……………………………………………………………………………
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13.10 Entire
Agreement…………………………………………………………………….
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13.11 Binding
Effect……………………………………………………………………….
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13.12
Headings…………………………………………………………………………….
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13.13 Applicable
Laws…………………………………………………………………….
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13.14 Transfer
Instructions………………………………………………………………...
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13.15
Severability………………………………………………………………………….
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13.16 Written
Agreement…………………………………………………………………..
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13.17 Default by
Seller…………………………………………………………………….
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13.18 Default by
Purchaser………………………………………………………………...
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13.19 Dispute
Resolution…………………………………………………………………..
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13.20 Wire
Instructions…………………………………………………………………
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13.21 Counterparts
Execution……………………………………………………………..
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AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE AND
SALE
OF
SERVICING
THIS AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE AND SALE OF
SERVICING (this
“Agreement”) is dated as of the 30 th day of
November, 2006, between EVERBANK, a federal savings association
(“Purchaser”), whose address is 8100 Nations Way,
Jacksonville, Florida 32256, and HOMEFEDERAL BANK
, an Indiana commercial bank (“Seller”), whose mailing
address is 3801 Tupelo Drive, Columbus, Indiana 47201. All defined
terms utilized herein shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
the Definitions below.
R E C I T A L S
:
WHEREAS , Seller is the owner of the Servicing for the
Mortgage Loans; and
WHEREAS , Seller desires to sell, transfer and assign to
Purchaser all of its right, title and interest in and to the
Servicing for the Mortgage Loans and Purchaser desires to acquire
and assume all right, title and interest in and to the Servicing
from Seller; and
WHEREAS , Purchaser was the successful bidder for the
purchase of the Servicing in the offering conducted by
Broker.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual promises,
covenants and conditions, and upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
For purposes of this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the following meanings when used herein. The terms
defined herein include the plural as well as the singular and the
singular as well as the plural.
“ Accounts Receivable
”. Amounts due
Seller by virtue of documented advances made prior to the Sale and
Transfer Date in connection with the Servicing of the Mortgage
Loans in accordance with Investor Guidelines or FHA/VA regulations,
as applicable and which are deemed recoverable by
Purchaser.
“ Agreement
”. This
Agreement and all attachments hereto, as the same may from time to
time be amended or supplemented by one or more instruments executed
by Seller and Purchaser.
“ Ancillary Income
”. Late
Mortgagor payment charges, charges for dishonored checks (NSF
Fees), pay off fees, assumption fees, commissions and
administrative fees on insurance and similar fees and charges
collected from or assessed against the Mortgagor.
“ Applicable Requirements
” means and
includes, as of the time of reference, with respect to the Mortgage
Loans and the Servicing, all of the following: (i) all contractual
obligations of Seller and any prior originator or servicers,
including without limitation those contractual obligations
contained herein or in the Mortgage Loan documents for which Seller
or the servicer is responsible or at any time was responsible; (ii)
all applicable federal, state and local legal and regulatory
requirements (including statutes, rules, regulations and
ordinances) binding upon Seller and/or the servicer or any prior
servicer; (iii) all other applicable requirements and guidelines of
each governmental agency, board, commission, instrumentality and
other governmental body or office having jurisdiction over the
Mortgage Loans; (iv)
all other
applicable judicial and administrative judgments, orders,
stipulations, awards, writs and injunctions; and (v) the reasonable
and customary mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage
lending institutions which service mortgage loans of the same type
as the Mortgage Loans in the jurisdiction in which the related
mortgaged properties are located.
“
Bankruptcy ”. The Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan has sought
protection under or is subject to proceedings under the bankruptcy
or insolvency laws of the United States or any other similar laws
of general application for the relief of debtors.
“ Bid Letter
”. The letter
from Purchaser to Broker dated September 29, 2006, wherein
Purchaser offered to purchase the Servicing from Seller.
“ Broker ”.
Sandler O’Neill Mortgage
Finance L.P.
“ Business Day
”. Any day
other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which
national banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law or
executive order to be closed.
“ Buy-Down Funds
”. The
remaining amount of funds collected at the closing of a Mortgage
Loan to cover a portion of the mortgage payment for a stated term
and which are held by or on behalf of Seller.
“ Closing Documents
”. This
Agreement, the Assignment of the Servicing of the Mortgage Loans
attached hereto as Appendix II and the Transfer of Servicing
attached hereto as Appendix III.
“ Fannie Mae
”. Federal
National Mortgage Association.
“ FHA ”.
Federal Housing
Administration.
“ Foreclosure
”. A Mortgage
Loan where payment has been accelerated and the Mortgage Loan has
been referred to an attorney for collection and enforcement
proceedings or is in the process of liquidation after the
foreclosure sale.
“ Freddie Mac
”. Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
“ Holdback
”. Ten
percent (10%) of the Purchase Price, less any sums deducted
therefrom pursuant to this Agreement.
“ Insurer ”.
Any insurer under any applicable
hazard insurance policy, any federal flood insurance policy, or any
title insurance policy.
“ Investor
”. The
beneficial owner of the Mortgage Loans and more particularly
described in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“ Investor Approval
”. The written acknowledgment provided by an
Investor to Purchaser unconditionally approving the purchase and
sale of the Servicing.
“ Investor Guidelines
”. Rules and
regulations set forth by each Investor, as outlined in their
respective Selling and Servicing Guides or other published or
written rules and regulations, and as amended from time to time,
including project guidelines, setting forth the manner in which
Mortgage Loans shall be originated, underwritten, sold or serviced,
excluding any special commitments.
“ Litigation
”. A legal
action in foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan, or for a deficiency
thereunder, in which the sale of the mortgaged property in
foreclosure (whether by action, power of sale, or otherwise) has
been delayed by reason of the defense of such action by the
Mortgagor, or any other action commenced or pending which involves
the Mortgage Loan (excluding class actions), and which action
materially and adversely, in Purchaser’s reasonable opinion,
affects the Mortgagor’s obligation to make payments under the
Mortgage Loan or the enforceability or priority of the Mortgage or
results in a material increase in the cost to service the Mortgage
Loan.
“ Mortgage
”. A security
instrument, including without limitation a mortgage or deed of
trust, creating a first lien on real property securing the payment
of a Mortgage Note.
“ Mortgage File
”. The file containing the photostatic copies of
mortgage loan documents with respect to a Mortgage Loan, as well as
the credit and closing packages, disclosures, custodial documents,
and all other files, books, records and documents, all as called
for pursuant to the Transfer Instructions at Appendix IV to this
Agreement.
“ Mortgage Loan
”. Any loan, evidenced by a Mortgage Note and
secured by a Mortgage, described in the Mortgage Loan Schedule and
thereby subject to this Agreement.
“ Mortgage Loan Schedule
”. The
schedule of Mortgage Loans attached hereto as Appendix I, which has
been prepared as of the close of business on each Sale and Transfer
Date.
“ Mortgage Note
”. The
evidence of indebtedness from a Mortgagor to a lender which is
secured by a Mortgage.
“ Mortgagor
”. The
obligor on a Mortgage Note.
“ Offering Information
”. The
information, data, tapes and statements provided to Purchaser by
Seller or Broker in the preparation of Purchaser’s Bid Letter
with respect to the Servicing.
“ Offering Memorandum
”. The
offering memorandum prepared by Broker, acting as broker for
Seller, and identified as Offering No. SEP2006-1.
“ Prepaid Mortgage Loans
”. Mortgage
Loans which are prepaid in full on or before three (3) months after
the Sale and Transfer Date, excluding any Mortgage Loans refinanced
by Purchaser. The date on which the Mortgage Loan is considered
prepaid with respect to Prepaid Mortgage Loans shall be (a) the
date of the payoff check from the settlement agent or (b) the date
the payoff is received via wire transfer of federal
funds.
“ Purchase Price
”. The amount
paid by Purchaser to Seller for the Servicing of the Mortgage
Loans, as provided in Paragraph 3 hereof, and as subsequently
adjusted pursuant to this Agreement.
“ Purchaser’s Indemnified
Matters ”. As defined in subparagraph 12.3 of this
Agreement.
“ Recorded Assignments
”. All
assignments of the Mortgage Loans required to legally vest title to
the Mortgage Loans in Purchaser (unless previously recorded in the
name of the Investor or MERS®), which assignments shall be
properly recorded, individually or as blanket assignments, where
permitted by the applicable recorder’s office.
“ Recourse Obligation
”. Any
obligation with respect to any Mortgage Loan in any master
commitment or pool purchase contract, whether described as a
limited or full repurchase requirement, limited or full recourse,
credit support reimbursement or other obligation, indemnification,
loss sharing arrangement or otherwise which would subject the
servicer of such Mortgage Loan to losses on the liquidation of such
Mortgage Loan or which would entitle the Investor to demand the
repurchase of a Mortgage Loan for any reason, except for standard
repurchase requirements in accordance with Investor Guidelines as a
result of origination errors and/or servicing errors occurring
prior to the Sale and Transfer Date. The fact that any of the
Mortgage Loans may have been classified by an Investor as
“non-recourse” because of the existence of any pool
insurance policy shall not, for purposes of this Agreement, remove
any such Mortgage Loan from the definition of Recourse
Obligation.
“ Related Escrow Accounts
”. Segregated
trust accounts maintained by Seller in accordance with Investor
Guidelines and established to hold funds for principal and
interest, taxes and insurance in escrow pursuant to the terms of
the Mortgage Loans.
“ Sale and Transfer Date
”. The date on
which the ownership of the Servicing and other assets specified
herein are transferred to Purchaser, which shall be the close of
business on December 29, 2006 for the Fannie Mae Mortgage Loans and
Investors with month-end cutoff dates and December 15, 2006 for the
Freddie Mae Mortgage Loans and Investors with mid-month cutoff
dates, unless extended in writing by Seller and
Purchaser.
“ Seller’s Indemnified
Matters ”. As defined in subparagraph 12.1.
“ Servicing
”. With
respect to the Mortgage Loans (a) the management of operational
functions related to servicing each Mortgage Loan including without
limitation (i) the collection and disbursement of funds being held
in escrow to pay taxes, insurance and other items as they become
due, (ii) the collection and remittance of principal and interest
payments in accordance with Investor Guidelines, and (iii) the
resolution of defaulted loans in accordance with Investor
Guidelines, (b) the right to all service fees, Ancillary Income,
the value of Related Escrow Accounts, the right to solicit the
Mortgagors for other services and all other customary rights
related to servicing the Mortgage Loans, and (c) the title to all
Mortgage Files and other related records.
“ Sixty (60) Days Delinquent
”. With
respect to a Mortgage Loan, when two (2) regularly scheduled
monthly Mortgage Loan payments are due and unpaid. By way of
example: A Mortgage Loan due and unpaid for the November 2006
payment as of the Sale and Transfer Date.
“ Tax Identification Number
”. The number
used by the Internal Revenue Service to identify a taxpayer for
income tax reporting purposes.
“ Third Party Originated Loans
”. Mortgage
Loans originated by a lender other than Seller.
“ Transferred Assets
”. Collectively, the Servicing, Accounts
Receivable, Mortgage Files and rights as custodian with respect to
the Buy-Down Funds and Related Escrow Accounts.
“ VA ”.
Veteran’s Administration, or
any successor thereto.
2.
SALE AND TRANSFER OF
SERVICING
Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, Seller shall, on the Sale and Transfer Date, sell,
convey, transfer, assign and deliver to Purchaser and Purchaser
shall purchase, assume and accept all right, title and interest of
Seller, as of the Sale and Transfer Date, in and to the Transferred
Assets and all obligations of Seller with respect to servicing the
Transferred Assets from and after the Sale and Transfer
Date.
Purchaser will assume only those contractual
duties, obligations and liabilities of Seller which prospectively
and directly relate to Purchaser’s acquisition, ownership and
performance of the Servicing, and Purchaser will not assume or
otherwise be responsible for, in any way whatsoever, any other
duties, obligations and liabilities of, or claims against, Seller
or its shareholders (or any of their respective, agents, officers,
directors, trustee, or affiliates), with respect to the Servicing
or otherwise.
2.2
Investor
Approval . The
purchase and sale of the Servicing are subject to Investor
Approval. If Seller fails, for whatever reason, to obtain written
approval from any Investor by no later than the Business Day prior
to the Sale and Transfer Date, Purchaser shall have the option to
terminate this Agreement, by written notice to Seller, within five
(5) Business Days following Seller’s failure to deliver to
Purchaser proof of Investor Approval. If Purchaser terminates this
Agreement as provided above after the Sale and Transfer Date,
Seller shall immediately refund to Purchaser any portion of the
Purchase Price received by Seller, if any, and Purchaser shall
re-convey any portion of the Transferred Assets delivered to
Purchaser from Seller immediately upon termination. Thereafter,
subject to the continuing obligations of the parties pursuant to
Paragraph 12, the parties shall have no further obligation to one
another.
2.3
Transfer
Documents . On
or prior to the Sale and Transfer Date, Seller shall execute and
deliver to Purchaser (a) the Assignment of the Servicing of the
Mortgage Loans attached hereto and made a part hereof as Appendix
II, and (b) the Transfer of Servicing attached hereto and made a
part hereof as Appendix III. Prior to the Sale and Transfer Date,
Purchaser and Seller shall execute and deliver any documents
required by the Investors in connection with the transfer of the
Transferred Assets hereunder, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Purchaser and Seller, and shall execute and deliver
such other instruments or documents as Purchaser and Seller shall
reasonably determine are necessary to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
3.1
Purchase
Price . In full
consideration for the sale of the Transferred Assets and upon the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser shall pay to
Seller (in accordance with subparagraph 3.3), an amount equal to
the following:
(a) As to Mortgage Loans which are current or less
than Sixty (60) Days Delinquent and Mortgage Loans which are not
(i) in Bankruptcy, (ii) in Litigation or (iii) in Foreclosure, the
aggregate outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loans, as
of the close of business on the Sale and Transfer Date, multiplied
by 0.875% (0.00875). All of the above determinations shall be made
based upon the status of each Mortgage Loan on the Sale and
Transfer Date.
(b) As to Mortgage Loans as which are Sixty (60)
Days Delinquent which are not (i) in Bankruptcy, (ii) in Litigation
or (iii) in Foreclosure, the aggregate outstanding principal
balance of such Mortgage Loans, as of the close of business on the
Sale Date, multiplied by 0.4375% (0.004375). All of the above
determinations shall be made based upon the status of each Mortgage
Loan on the Sale Date.
3.2
Accounts
Receivable .
Within five (5) Business Days after Purchaser receives
documentation which is reasonably satisfactory to it as to Accounts
Receivable on the Mortgage Loans transferred to Purchaser,
Purchaser shall pay such documented amount to Seller. Accounts
Receivable which are not considered by Purchaser to be recoverable,
will be paid to Seller by Purchaser only if and when recovered by
Purchaser.
3.3
Payment of the Purchase
Price; Holdback .
Subject to the conditions precedent set forth in
Paragraph 9 of this Agreement, the Purchase Price shall be due and
payable as follows:
(a) On the Sale and Transfer Date, Purchaser shall
pay to Seller a sum equal to twenty percent (20%) of the Purchase
Price.
(b) Within three (3) Business Days after the Sale
and Transfer Date, Purchaser shall pay to Seller a sum equal to
ninety percent (90%) of the Purchase Price, less the payment made
in accordance with subparagraph (a) above.
(c) The balance of the Purchase Price, which is
represented by the Holdback, shall be paid as herein provided, (i)
fifty percent (50%) of the Holdback shall be paid to Seller upon
Seller’s completion in all material respects of the delivery
requirements set forth in the Transfer Instructions and
Purchaser’s receipt of seventy-five percent (75%) of the
Recorded Assignments, (ii) an additional twenty-five percent (25%)
of the Holdback will be paid to Seller upon Purchaser’s
receipt of ninety-five percent (95%) of the Recorded Assignments,
and (iii) the balance of the Holdback will be paid to Seller upon
Seller’s completion of all delivery requirements set forth in
this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser may elect
to withhold such portion of the Holdback as Purchaser determines,
in good faith, is equivalent to the out-of-pocket damages and
expenses it reasonably expects to sustain if any of Seller’s
representations and warranties are found to be untrue in any
material respect or if Seller has otherwise materially defaulted
under this Agreement and Seller has been placed on notice for such
default or misrepresentation, and as of the date such payment of
the Holdback is due, such default or defaults have not been cured
to the reasonable satisfaction of Purchaser. Provided, however,
Purchaser shall fund the Holdback or such portion thereof as is due
to Seller at such time as the misrepresentations or defaults have
been cured.
(d) Any amounts owed to Purchaser by Seller due to
Buy-Down Funds or Related Escrow Accounts shall be transferred to
Purchaser by Seller by wire transfer of federal funds within two
(2) Business Days after the Sale and Transfer Date, based upon the
schedule delivered by Seller to Purchaser as provided in paragraph
11 herein.
(e) If, subsequent to the payment of the Purchase
Price or the payment of any amounts due hereunder to either party,
the outstanding principal balance of any of the Mortgage Loans is
found to be in error, or if for any reason the Purchase Price or
such other amounts is found to be in error, the party benefiting
from the error shall pay an amount sufficient to correct and
reconcile the Purchase Price or such other amounts and shall
provide a reconciliation statement and other such documentation to
reasonably satisfy the other party concerning the accuracy of such
reconciliation. Such amounts shall be paid by the proper party
within ten (10) Business Days from receipt of satisfactory written
verification of amounts due.
3.4
Adjustments to Purchase
Price
(a) In the event an Investor does not approve the
transfer of its Mortgage Loans as contemplated in this Agreement
and if Purchaser does not terminate the Agreement as provided
in
subparagraph
2.2, then Seller shall repurchase the Servicing of the affected
Mortgage Loans in accordance with subparagraph 12.2; provided,
however, that if the net average service fee of the remaining
Mortgage Loans is less than 0.2516%, the Purchase Price will be
reduced by multiplying 3.478 times the true net servicing fee (e.g.
net service fee of 0.25% times 3.478 equals a purchase price of
0.87%, a .05 basis point reduction).
(b) In the event of the termination of the Servicing
by an Investor as to any of the Mortgage Loans, through no fault of
Purchaser, within eighteen (18) months from the Sale and Transfer
Date (the date of the notice from the Investor shall be considered
the termination date for the purpose of this subparagraph) and for
which a termination fee is not paid or is less than the Purchase
Price paid for such Mortgage Loans, then Seller agrees to reimburse
Purchaser for the Purchase Price paid for the Servicing with
respect to such Mortgage Loans, less any termination fees paid to
Purchaser, in relation to such Servicing as follows:
4.
COVENANTS OF
PURCHASER .
Purchaser shall, subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, pay, perform and discharge or cause to be paid,
performed, and discharged all of the obligations relating to the
Servicing, Buy-Down Funds and Related Escrow Accounts assigned to
Purchaser from and after the Sale and Transfer Date. Purchaser
further agrees to accept and assume such obligations relating to
the Servicing and the Mortgage Loans as shall be required by the
Investors and as provided in the agreements and documents executed
by the parties pursuant to subparagraph 2.3 of this
Agreement.
5.
COVENANTS OF
SELLER . Seller
covenants and agrees with Purchaser as follows:
(a)
Remaining Obligations
. Seller shall pay, perform or
discharge all of its liabilities and obligations accruing before
the Sale and Transfer Date relating to the Servicing, the Related
Escrow Accounts and the Mortgage Loans, to the extent the same are
unpaid or unfulfilled on the Sale and Transfer Date and except as
expressly assumed by Purchaser pursuant to the terms
hereof.
(b)
Servicing Income
. All monies received by Seller
after the Sale and Transfer Date relating to the Mortgage Loans and
the Accounts Receivable shall be promptly turned over to Purchaser
and all servicing fees and Ancillary Income accruing after the Sale
and Transfer Date with respect to the Servicing shall inure to the
benefit of Purchaser.
(c)
Correction of Material
Errors . Seller shall, at
the request of Purchaser, make a good faith effort and diligently
pursue the correction of any material errors or deficiencies in any
of the Mortgage Loans or related loan documentation. For purposes
of this provision, material shall refer to errors or deficiencies
which are required to be corrected by the Investors.
(d)
Assignment and
Transfer . Unless
previously recorded in the Investor’s name or MERS®, as
evidenced of record in the Mortgage Loan file, Seller shall, at its
expense, cause to be prepared, executed, and, where applicable,
recorded all documents necessary to legally transfer and assign all
right, title and interest in and to the Servicing of the Mortgage
Loans from Seller to Purchaser including, without limitation, the
Mortgage Note endorsements, assignments in recordable form from
Purchaser to blank (if required by Investor Guidelines) and the
Recorded Assignments. Seller shall provide a special purpose
resolution authorizing those officers of Purchaser to sign such
documents on Seller’s behalf. Seller shall be responsible for
obtaining and shall pay the cost of securing the approval of the
Investors, including payment of any investor fees, sub-servicer
fees or transfer fees due. In addition,
Seller
shall pay any costs related to (i) obtaining the release of the
Mortgage File and related Mortgage Loan documents from the
custodian of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) the cost of shipping the
Mortgage File and related Mortgage Loan documentation to Purchaser
or a custodian designated by Purchaser, and (iii) obtaining and
delivering complete master file tape information and any other
electronically stored information.
(e)
Tax Payments
. Provided the tax bill has been
released by the taxing authority prior to the Sale and Transfer
Date, Seller shall pay to Purchaser any penalty charges or the
amount of any discounts lost as a result of a failure to pay tax
bills with respect to Mortgage Loans as to which a Related Escrow
Account is maintained, which are due and payable on or before the
Sale and Transfer Date or thirty (30) days subsequent thereto,
which are subsequently incurred by Purchaser.
(f)
Defects . If any Mortgage Loan, including the Related
Escrow Account for such Mortgage Loan, is found defective or
deficient as a result of acts or omissions prior to the Sale and
Transfer Date in accordance with Investor Guidelines or such defect
or deficiency limits the Purchaser’s ability to properly
service the Mortgage Loan, other than as a result of a servicing
error by Purchaser after the Sale and Transfer Date, Seller shall
upon written notification by Purchaser (i) correct or cure the
defect (or defend the asserted defect to the Investor in good faith
to the reasonable satisfaction of the Purchaser) to the reasonable
satisfaction of Purchaser and/or Investor within thirty (30) days
or such time period allowed by the Investors, or if such defect
cannot be cured within such time period, (ii) repurchase the
Servicing with respect to the affected Mortgage Loan from Purchaser
and repurchase the Mortgage Loan from Purchaser if Purchaser is
required to purchase such Mortgage Loan from the Investor, as
provided in subparagraph 12.2 of this Agreement, and (iii) hold
harmless and indemnify Purchaser from any and all claims, demands,
liabilities or losses incidental thereto including reasonable
attorney’s fees and costs.
(g)
Casualty Loss
. Seller shall be liable for any
loss incurred by Purchaser as the result of a casualty loss to any
property subject to a Mortgage Loan where the loss occurs either
prior to or on the Sale and Transfer Date for such Mortgage Loan,
if such loss is the direct result of the expiration of any such
insurance policies prior to the Sale and Transfer Date or is due to
the insufficiency (in accordance with Investor Guidelines) of any
such insurance coverage. Further, if any insurance coverage is
insufficient in accordance with Investor Guidelines, Seller
warrants to Purchaser that the costs incurred for providing such
insurance are secured by the Mortgage Loan and payable by the
Mortgagor under the Mortgage Loan. In the event there is no
evidence of insurance coverage on any Mortgage Loan as of the Sale
and Transfer Date for such Mortgage